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J. A. DURNBAUGH. REGISTERING BEER PAUGET.

No. 450,561. Patented Apr. 14,1891.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH A. DURNBAUGH, OF \Yl XSI'IING ON, DISTRIC" OF COLUMBIA.

REGISTERING BEER-FAUCET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 450,561, dated April14, 1891.

Application filed January 29, 1891. Serial No. 379,538. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JosEPH A. Dunnnaucn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Washington, District of Columbia, have invented a new anduseful Registering Beer- Faucet, of which the follo\\"ing is aspecification.

The invention relates to improvements in measuring-faucets.

The object of the present invention is to provide for liquidbeveragessuch as beer and the like-a measuring-faucet adapted to draw aglass or other predetermined quantity of the liquid at each emptying ofthe faucet, and capable of accurately registering the n u mber ofglasses or drawings of the liquid.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a measuring andregistering faucet constructed in accordance with this invention, andshown applied in operative position to a barrel. Fig. 2 is a plan viewof the faucet, the top plate being removed. Fig. 3 is a similar View,the top plate and registering-dials being removed. Fig. & is a centralvertical longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectionalview. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail sectional view illustrating theregistering mechanism. Fig. 7 is a detail view of the indicating-dials.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1

designates a faucet having its inn er end tapering and adapted to bedriven into a barrel, and provided at its outer end with a casing 2,which forms a measuririg-chamber adapted to contain a glass or otherpredetermined quantity of liquid, and provided in its upper face with arecess 3, adapted to contain mechanism for registering the number ofglasses of liquid drawn.

The faucet is especially designed for measuring beer, and asbeer-faucets are in constant use it is desirable and advantageous toregister the number of glasses drawn and keep a check on the persondrawing the beer. The body or tubular portion of the faucet is providedwith a longitudinal conduit 4, which leads from the barrel or the innertapering end to the measuririg-chamber 5, and terminates at the top ofthe latter in order to fill the same without requiring additionalpressure; and at the end of the conduit 4 is arranged a filling-spigot(J, which, when open, permits the liquid to run into and fill thechamber 5, and at the outer end of the faucet is arranged adrawing-spigot, which empties the chamber 5, and is adapted to be turnedto empty the said chamber only when the drawing-spigot 6 is closed.

The stem of the drawing-spigot is provided with a cam 8, which isarranged in the recess 3 at the bottom thereof, and is adapted to engageone end 9 of a centrally-pivotec'llever 10 to withdraw the other end 11from engagement with a disk 12, mounted on the stem of thedrawing-spigot 7 to permit the latter to be turned to empty the contentsof the measuring-chamber. The lever 10 is fulcrumed on the pivot 13, andhas its end 11 provided with a dog 14, which is normally held inengagement with a notch 15 of the disk 12 bya spring 16, having one endsecured to the lever 10 and its other end attached to a screw orprojection 17, rising from the bottom of the recess The cam Sis arrangedto engage the lever 10 to release the disk 12 when the filling-spigot isturned off, thereby preventing the emptying-spigot being opened whilethe filling-spigot is open. The lever 10 has pivoted to it aspring-pressed pawl 18, which engages a ratchet-wheel 19 and rotates thesame one tooth at each opening and closing of the filling-spigot, andthe ratchet-wheel is mounted upon aspindle 20, which is provided at itsupper end with an indicating-dial 21, bearing numbers from one totwenty-five, and arranged to display one of them in an opening 22 of atop plate 23, forming a cover for the recess 3. The spindle 20 isjournaled in the bottom of the recess and in the top plate 23, andcarries an actuatingdisk 24, provided with a single toot-h 25, which ateach complete revolution of the spindle and indicatingdial moves afour-toothed cog 26 one tooth. The cog-wheel 26 is mounted on a spindle27, which is journaled similarly to the spindle 20, and is provided atits upper end with an indicating dial 29, hearing the numbers 0, 25, 50,and '75, and the spindle 27 carries an actu ating-disk 30, which isconstructed similarly to that heretofore described, and is provided witha tooth 31, arranged to engage at each complete revolution of thespindle 27 a cogwheel 32, mounted on a spindle 33, and having ten teeth.The spindle 33 carries an indicating-dial 3t and an actuating-disk 35,which meshes with a cog-wheel 36 of a spindle 37. The indicating-dial 34bears numbers from O to 9, and at each complete revolution of thespindle 33 the tooth 38 of the actuating-disk 35 moves the cog-Wheel 36one tooth, and indicates a thousand on the dial 39 at the upper end ofthe spindle 37. The figures of the dials are displayed through theopenings 22 of the top plate 23, and it will thus be seen that anexamination of the faucet will indicate at a single glance the number ofglasses of beer or other liquid drawn.

It will bev seen that the faucet is simple and inexpensiveinconstruction, adapted to be used in the ordinary manner, and iscapable of readily indicating the number of glasses of the liquid drawn.

What I claim as new is 1. The combination, in a faucet, of the body 1,provided at its outer end with a casing having a measuring-chamber 5communicating with the conduit, the filling-spigot 6, arranged at theend of the conduit, the emptying-spigot 7, means for locking theemptyingspigot when the filling-spigot is open, and registeringmechanism actuated by the looking means, substantially as described.

2.v The combination of a faucet, the casing 2 arranged at the outer endthereof and provided with a measuring-chamber and having a recess 3, thefilling-spigot arranged at the end of the faucet proper, thedrawing-spigot, and the lever having one end arranged to engage and lockthe drawing-spigot and the other end arranged to be engaged by thefilling-spigot, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. The combination of a faucet provided with a casing having ameasuring-chamber, thefilling-spigot, the drawing-spigot, the leverhaving one end arranged to engage and lock the drawing-spigot, and theother end arranged to be engaged by the filling-spigot, and registeringmechanism connected to and being operated .by the lever, substantiallyas described. 7

4. The combination of a faucet provided with a ineasuringchamber, thefilling-spigot carrying a cam, the drawing-spigot carrying a diskprovided with a notch, and the lever having one end arranged to engagethe notch of said disk and its other end arranged to be engaged by saidcam, substantially as de scribed.

5. The combination of a faucet provided with a measuring-chamber, thedrawing-spigot, the filling-spigot, the lever arranged to engage thedrawing-spigot and to be engaged by the filling-spigot, the spindlecarrying an indicating-dial, the ratchet-wheel mounted on the spindle,and the pawl connected to the lever and engaging the ratchet-wheel andoperating the same, substantially as described.

6. The combination of a faucet having a measuring-chamber, thedrawing-spigot, the filling-spigot, the lever having one end engagingthe drawing-spigot and its other end arranged to be engaged by thefilling-spigot, the spindles 20 and 28, carrying indicatingdials, theratchet-Wheel mounted on the spindle 20, the pawl pivoted to the leverand engaging the ratchet-Wheel, a cog-wheel mounted on the spindle 28,and an actuating-disk mounted on the spindle 20 and provided with atooth arranged to engage the said cogwheel, substantially as, described.

7. The combination of a faucet having a measuring-chamber, thefilling-spigot carryinga cam, the drawing-spigot provided with a diskhaving a notch, the lever fulcrumed intermediate of its ends andprovided at one end with a dog to engage the notch of said disk andhaving its other end arranged to be engaged by the cam, and a springconnected with the lever and holding the dog in engagement with thenotch of said disk, sub--

